The Acer Swift 3 line of laptops are thin, light, and designed to offer a good balance of performance, mobility, and price – and the latest version seems to very much deliver on that promise. The Acer Swift 3 (SF314-42-R9YN) is a 14 inch laptop that weighs less than 2.7 pounds, measures just over 0.6 inches thick […]
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Google Pixel 4a, Pixel 4a 5G and Pixel 5 compared (updated)
Google’s next two smartphones look a lot alike on paper according to a series of recent leaks. The upcoming Google Pixel 5 and Google Pixel 4a 5G are both expected to have the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G processor, the same basic design (with fingerprint readers on the back and hole-punch selfie cameras on the front), […]
uBlock Origin: How to hide Google’s script blocking warning for websites using Funding Choices
20 Comments on uBlock Origin: How to hide Google’s script blocking warning for websites using Funding ChoicesIf you’re using uBlock Origin with your web browser to block ads and other scripts, then you may come across messages from time to time asking you to disable your ad blocker because it’s interfering with the page. And sometimes that’s the last thing you want to do. I was recently alerted to the fact […]
More than 150 Intel Tiger Lake PCs are coming soon
Intel’s 11th-gen Core processors offer up to twice the graphics performance of last year’s models, while delivering up to a 20-percent boost in productivity tasks, all while offering better energy efficiency. The chip maker unveiled some key details about its new Tiger Lake chips with Willow Cove CPU architecture and Intel Iris Xe last month. […]
GMK NucBox review – 2.4 inch mini PC with Intel Celeron J4125
There’s a new crop of tiny desktop computers that are small enough to hold in the palm of your hand. They all feature low-power Intel Gemini Lake processors, measure about 2.4″ x 2.4″ x 1.7″ and seem to be based on the same OEM design. But there are a few key differences between models, and […]
OneGx1 mini laptop review pt 2: Detachable game controllers
The One Netbook OneGx1 is a tiny laptop computer with a 7 inch full HD touchscreen display, a low-power Intel Core i5-10210Y processor, up to 16GB of RAM, 512GB of storage, and optional support for 4G LTE. It also looks like a gaming laptop, thanks to the RGB backlit keyboard and light bar that illuminates […]
Differences between Thunderbolt 4, USB 4, Thunderbolt 3, and USB 3
Thunderbolt 4 and USB4 are next-gen technologies that are similar in a lot of ways. But there are also some key differences. Both use the same USB-C connector. Both are capable of data transfer speeds up to 40GB/s. Both can deliver enough power to charge a laptop, and both can drive an external display. But […]
OneGx1 review (7 inch mini gaming laptop with cellular support)
The One Netbook OneGx1 is a little laptop computer with a 7 inch, 1920 x 1200 pixel touchscreen display and the design of a gaming laptop. The little computer has a backlit keyboard with support for RGB lighting effects, dual fans with a large (and familiar looking) exhaust vent on the back, and an LED […]
How to install Google Play on the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020)
Amazon’s Fire tablets offer some decent bang for the buck — they’re inexpensive devices with decent displays and reasonably good performance. But while the tablets run an Android-based operating system called Fire OS, they don’t come with the Google Play Store or popular Google apps like Gmail, YouTube, or Google Maps. But it’s pretty easy […]
GPD Win Max mini gaming laptop preview
The GPD Win Max is probably the most powerful handheld gaming computer to date. That’s an easy claim to make, because it’s not like there have been that many handheld gaming PCs in the past, and most of the ones that do exist were also made by GPD. But the GPD Win Max is far more […]